Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-10
THE GLASS TROUBLE.
A GENERAL STRIKE ORDERED BY PRESI-
DENT SMITH.
Twsuty-Ons Factories, From PittSburg 70 Bsllairs'
Expected to Close Down fO-Day-fhe
Latest Developments Up q;
PiISbzrg.

Yesterday President Smith, Of the Amer
lean Flint Glass Workers Association,
ordered a general strike of the tableware
workmen, to take effect to-day, and 1t Is
presumed that sill factories in this city and
vicinity. in common with those OF the
Pittsburg district, will close for an indefi-
mite time. The strike is against the rules
and scale adopted by the manufacturers at
their recent meeting in Pittsburg, and
fourteen hundred men will be affected di-
rectly, and over two thousand indirectly.
Twenty one factories are expected to close
All other branches of flint glass workers
will remain at work, for the present atleast.
The men at tine Central and Hobbs fac
tories, in this city, were all at work yes
terday, as usual, but the presumption IS,
in view of the order of President Smith,
above stated, ard which was received by
telegraph last night, there will be close
down in the near future. The best OF re-
lstions have existed between the workmen
aud manufacturers in this city up 10 this
time, and there is no reason 10 believe that
the action of the men at the King factory,
in Pittsburg, will be duplicated here, or In
any OF the factories on the Ohio side.
At the Elson works, at Mart ms Ferry,
the men yesterday notified the manager
that the pots ought not to be filled again,
as they would do no more work until the
pending trouble was settled. The mem
hers of Local Union No 9, OF this city,
will meet tomorrow, when it Is presumed
formal action will be taken.
A telegram from Pittsburg, last night,
said:
Secretary Dillon, of the Glass Workers
Association, stated this afternoon that
their organization had ample funds to con-
duet long strike At present they have
$3.50, 900, and they expect S75 COO more be-
fore the first of next month. The manu-.
facturers are equally firm and prolonged
struggle may be expected. meeting OF
the workers will be held i'll that city To
morrow 10 formulate an answer TO the
manufacturers rules.
Last evenings Pittsburg Leader said:
President Smith, OF the Flint Glass
Workers Union, telephoncd King Son Il
Co, on the South Side yesterday that the
men refused to return to work. Thls puts
damper on all prospects Of the men
working out the glass that is al present in
the pots, and makes it almost a certainty
that the firm will he heavy losers. The
fires under the pots are still Kept up in the
hope that something yet may be done, but
this does not seem At all probable. Notices
are now posted ON the factory positively
forbidding anyone from entering it, and
preparations are being made by the firm
for a general shutdown in all departments
o: their works.
The other factories are at work as usual
to-day.
THE union officials say that they have
$1OO,OU IN their treasury. \ morning
paper states that the factory OF Richards Il
Hartley il closed down. The firm co,tra
diets this report, aud SAY that rs get they
have had no trouble in the factory, all the
men being at work. IL is said that the
Dithridge Glass Company at Beaver Falls
has given notice that they will not he
bound by the manufacturers agreement
T0.mOrrom the chimney manufacturers
will meet in this city to decide what they
will do 10 reference 20 the troubles IN the
tableware department.